Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Joseph Wilson, Journalist

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Live Review: Jake Bugg, Peter Bibby
A mixture of intricate finger-picking and Bugg's painfully sad vocals tore at the heartstrings.
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Live Review: Tim Rogers, Moana
"Roger's set was indeed a hidden treasure, albeit slightly salty."
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Live Review: George Maple, UV Boi, Kucka
As skilled at dancing as she is vocally, Maple let her body choreograph itself to the music.
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Live Review: Stillwater Giants, Edie Green, The Hunting Birds
"A guest appearance of Dorothy The Dinosaur (just a cap to be honest), a beer-sculling challenge and cheesy group hugs..."
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Live Review: Thelma Plum, James Crooks, Angus Dawson
"Plum pushed forward a more mature, produced sound."
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Live Review: The Paper Kites, I Know Leopard, Luke Thompson
The background props really added emotional weight to The Paper Kites' performance.
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Live Review: RTRFM Winter Music Festival
"Savage's lyrics were as colourful and interesting as the punter who danced in front with the garishly pink floral leggings."
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Live Review: Violent Soho, DZ Deathrays, Dune Rats, The Gooch Palms
"If you weren't covered in a impervious layer of stale beer and sweat at the end of the night, you weren't grunging right."
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Live Review: Stillwater Giants, Oakland, Georgia Reed
"The band members engaged with the crowd, asking for three volunteers to scull three beers while a pirate tune was given lip service."
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Live Review: Methyl Ethel, Benjamin Witt
Methyl Ethel "definitely left their mark...an encore was not required."
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Live Review: Tigertown, James Crooks, Phebe Starr
"Tigertown's set was an explosion of glitter and fast-paced party anthems"
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Live Review: Gypsy & The Cat, Ah Trees, Oakland
"A massive, chaotic party with streaks of blinding colour."